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Trap one in desert (4)

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I believe the answer is:

gobi

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'desert' is the definition.
(I know that Gobi is a desert)

'trap one' is the wordplay.
'trap' becomes 'gob' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'gob'+'i'='GOBI'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gobi that I've seen before include "Desert, cauliflower in Indian cuisine" , "Plain" , "Desert in China/Mongolia; cauliflower (Ind.)" , "Mongolian expanse" , "Desert of central China" .)

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